Ireland Vs Barbarians
This is real experimental Irish team with 4 new caps and it’s hard to know what to expect as the Barbarians looked like they weren’t quite up for it last week against England. Well ,the atmosphere at Thomond Park will be a lot cosier than at Twickenham, so let’s hope we get the real spirit of the Barbarians coming out and see some good running rugby.
Australia vs Fiji
Australia have named a strong team for this match, practically full strength apart from star player Will Genia who’s out injured. I don’t rate Luke Burgess, and he won’t have played much with Quade Cooper, so that may disrupt them a bit but they should still be way to strong for Fiji. Fiji has increasingly better players but coaching and playing time together are big issues
Wales vs South Africa
This is the pick of the weekends matches. Wales are on a high at the moment with the Amlin Cup and the Magners League trophy in the Cabinet. They are looking good as far as injuries go, and there is so much potential in this team it has to come out some time. The South African side is pretty experimental, consisting mainly of overseas based players and fringe players from back home. However, these are all big strong men, and are going to be ‘bringing the pain’ in their own inimitable style. This could be a lot of fun, and Wales should get one over the Southern Hemisphere as the half the Boks haven’t even met before.
"We're not playing tiddlywinks here, mate - this is a contact sport!" -- Tana Umaga
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